Desire Lines
No. of pages 160
Published: 2012
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This book is part of a book series called Definitions Series .
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Jack Gantos is the author of successful the Joey Pigza and Rotten Ralph series for younger children and Desire Lines and Hole in my life for teen readers. Jack lives with his family in Massachusetts.
This book is in the following series:
"Desire Lines has both depth and meaning and explores the more serious side of life in an accessible, interesting way" * Teen Titles *
"A powerful and compelling book." * Children's book News Ireland *
"It is moving and memorable. . . Most of all, it is the analysis of Walker's own self-doubt, anxiety and pain that makes this such a raw if depressing novel" -- David Self * TES *
"A darker, older read, which encompasses good, evil, resistance to temptation, homophobia and the collapse of civilisation . . . written in a prose as assured as Scott Fitzgerald's" -- Michael Thorn * Scotsman *
"Reminiscent of Cormier" * Inis *
